[Adoption Statement of Hannah Weaver] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Hannah Weaver]

Personal statement of Hannah Weaver regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She discusses her feelings on adoption, her Chinese identity, and the impact of rude or ignorant comments regarding her ethnicity or adopted status. There is a photo of Hannah with her parents at the end of her statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Weaver, Hannah
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock]

Personal statement of Marilyn and Nora Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China. Nora discusses her eighth birthday, which was spent in China, and Marilyn describes the process of adopting Nora. There is a photo of Nora Brock being interviewed on the second page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Brock, Nora & Brock, Marilyn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Crowd at Republican Party Rally]

Photograph of an aerial view of the crowd at a Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas.
Date: October 18, 1984
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Hotel Being Torn Down]

Photograph of the Alamo Hotel in Austin, Texas being torn down.
Date: September 27, 1984
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920 (open access)

Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920

An application for state aid funding filled out by C. C. Cox for the Splendora school in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The application includes detailed information about the school's employees, students, grounds, sanitation, library, and other relevant information.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blimp Flying Over Texas Capitol, Number 1]

Photograph of a Goodyear Blimp flying over the Texas Capitol.
Date: September 16, 1984
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blimp Flying Over Texas Capitol, Number 2]

Photograph of a Goodyear Blimp flying over the Texas Capitol.
Date: September 16, 1984
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: African American [..] MLK Holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: African American [..] MLK Holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "African American [..] MLK Holiday" discussing the passage of a Texas Senate bill to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday in Texas. The article includes a photo of Mario Salas, who was one of the civil rights leaders advocating for the bill.
Date: 199X-05-10
Creator: Adams, Ronald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]

Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]

Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date: March 22, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King Day receives tentative House OK] (open access)

[Clipping: King Day receives tentative House OK]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "King Day receives tentative House OK," in the San Antonio Light discussing an informal vote on the bill to recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: May 23, 1991
Creator: San Antonio Light
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Senate bill permits tickets for serious misdemeanors] (open access)

[Clipping: Senate bill permits tickets for serious misdemeanors]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Senate bill permits tickets for serious misdemeanors," in the San Antonio Express-News, discussing several bills being discussed in the Texas Senate, including a revision of tobacco laws, making Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday, and a bill which would allow police officers to issues tickets people charged with certain classes of misdemeanors rather than booking them into jail.
Date: May 10, 1991
Creator: Fuentes, Diana R. & Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-Up of Wilhelmina Delco Speaking at State Capitol]

Close-up photograph of Wilhelmina Delco at the State Capitol standing and speaking with her arms bent and her hands out.
Date: October 18, 1984
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, [Volume 1, Number 1], December 1897 (open access)

The Comet, [Volume 1, Number 1], December 1897

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: December 17, 1897
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 1, Number 2, January 3, 1898 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 1, Number 2, January 3, 1898

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: January 3, 1898
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 1, Number 3, March 1898 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 1, Number 3, March 1898

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: March 1898
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 1, Number 4, April 1898 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 1, Number 4, April 1898

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 1, Number 5, 1898 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 1, Number 5, 1898

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: May 1898
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 2, Number 1, October 1902 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 2, Number 1, October 1902

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: October 1902
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 2, Number 2, November 1902 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 2, Number 2, November 1902

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: November 1902
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 2, Number 3, December 1902 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 2, Number 3, December 1902

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: December 1902
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 2, Number 4, January 1903 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 2, Number 4, January 1903

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: January 1903
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 2, Number 5, February 1903 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 2, Number 5, February 1903

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: February 1903
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History